I can't find any repair information on 96 xj country
09-20-2017, 02:27 PM
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I can't find any repair information on 96 xj country
First off, I'm new to Cherokee Forum so I might be in the wrong place. I have a 96 Cherokee country that has a little more than your average wear. It sat in a field for at least 2 years. Anyway, I can't find any repair manuals, or even any solid write ups. It took nearly a month to find the fuse box diagram. I was hoping someone knew of a free online manual that was worth checking. The lack of resources for 96 hasn't stopped me on anything but it has turned what should've been 1-2 hours into 4 days.
09-20-2017, 02:37 PM
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Let me see if I can provide a short version of this answer.
The 1996 model year is a little unusual. Some aspects are more 95-like, and others are more like the 97. Depending on when the 96 was built.
You can get digital Field Service Manuals from pacific coast manuals. I would recommend getting both the 95 and the 96 for the XJ Cherokee. They are very affordable. The shortcoming is that what they sell as the 96 FSM is actually slightly modified 97 FSM. So it won't be very accurate in the electrical department. But it will pretty accurate for most physical components.
Your best source for an accurate depiction of your Power Distribution Center (PDC) and the internal Fuse Junction Block will be found in the 1996 Model owner's manual. If you don't have one, you may want to check ebay. They can probably be found for a reasonable amount.
The last, best, and most thorough option is to get a hard copy of the true 1996 Field Service Manual, and the supplementary manual that Chrysler produced that covered some additional information for the 1996 year as they made changes.
For example something like this:
http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/1...al-P17447.aspx
The reason I suggest getting a hard-copy is because many of the digital copies out there are going to turn out to be something other than the actual 1996 FSM. But the hard copy version is not cheap. Maybe you'll find a great deal, but the going rate seems to be about $100. I finally broke down and bought it, because when it comes to wiring diagrams close-doesn't-count. And the 95 and 97 digital copies from pacific coast manuals were just not close enough to be useful.
The 1996 model year is a little unusual. Some aspects are more 95-like, and others are more like the 97. Depending on when the 96 was built.
You can get digital Field Service Manuals from pacific coast manuals. I would recommend getting both the 95 and the 96 for the XJ Cherokee. They are very affordable. The shortcoming is that what they sell as the 96 FSM is actually slightly modified 97 FSM. So it won't be very accurate in the electrical department. But it will pretty accurate for most physical components.
Your best source for an accurate depiction of your Power Distribution Center (PDC) and the internal Fuse Junction Block will be found in the 1996 Model owner's manual. If you don't have one, you may want to check ebay. They can probably be found for a reasonable amount.
The last, best, and most thorough option is to get a hard copy of the true 1996 Field Service Manual, and the supplementary manual that Chrysler produced that covered some additional information for the 1996 year as they made changes.
For example something like this:
http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/1...al-P17447.aspx
The reason I suggest getting a hard-copy is because many of the digital copies out there are going to turn out to be something other than the actual 1996 FSM. But the hard copy version is not cheap. Maybe you'll find a great deal, but the going rate seems to be about $100. I finally broke down and bought it, because when it comes to wiring diagrams close-doesn't-count. And the 95 and 97 digital copies from pacific coast manuals were just not close enough to be useful.
09-20-2017, 03:43 PM
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Thank you
Let me see if I can provide a short version of this answer.
The 1996 model year is a little unusual. Some aspects are more 95-like, and others are more like the 97. Depending on when the 96 was built.
You can get digital Field Service Manuals from pacific coast manuals. I would recommend getting both the 95 and the 96 for the XJ Cherokee. They are very affordable. The shortcoming is that what they sell as the 96 FSM is actually slightly modified 97 FSM. So it won't be very accurate in the electrical department. But it will pretty accurate for most physical components.
Your best source for an accurate depiction of your Power Distribution Center (PDC) and the internal Fuse Junction Block will be found in the 1996 Model owner's manual. If you don't have one, you may want to check ebay. They can probably be found for a reasonable amount.
The last, best, and most thorough option is to get a hard copy of the true 1996 Field Service Manual, and the supplementary manual that Chrysler produced that covered some additional information for the 1996 year as they made changes.
For example something like this:
http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/1...al-P17447.aspx
The reason I suggest getting a hard-copy is because many of the digital copies out there are going to turn out to be something other than the actual 1996 FSM. But the hard copy version is not cheap. Maybe you'll find a great deal, but the going rate seems to be about $100. I finally broke down and bought it, because when it comes to wiring diagrams close-doesn't-count. And the 95 and 97 digital copies from pacific coast manuals were just not close enough to be useful.
The 1996 model year is a little unusual. Some aspects are more 95-like, and others are more like the 97. Depending on when the 96 was built.
You can get digital Field Service Manuals from pacific coast manuals. I would recommend getting both the 95 and the 96 for the XJ Cherokee. They are very affordable. The shortcoming is that what they sell as the 96 FSM is actually slightly modified 97 FSM. So it won't be very accurate in the electrical department. But it will pretty accurate for most physical components.
Your best source for an accurate depiction of your Power Distribution Center (PDC) and the internal Fuse Junction Block will be found in the 1996 Model owner's manual. If you don't have one, you may want to check ebay. They can probably be found for a reasonable amount.
The last, best, and most thorough option is to get a hard copy of the true 1996 Field Service Manual, and the supplementary manual that Chrysler produced that covered some additional information for the 1996 year as they made changes.
For example something like this:
http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/1...al-P17447.aspx
The reason I suggest getting a hard-copy is because many of the digital copies out there are going to turn out to be something other than the actual 1996 FSM. But the hard copy version is not cheap. Maybe you'll find a great deal, but the going rate seems to be about $100. I finally broke down and bought it, because when it comes to wiring diagrams close-doesn't-count. And the 95 and 97 digital copies from pacific coast manuals were just not close enough to be useful.
09-20-2017, 09:21 PM
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I have a Hanes Manual and the wiring diagrams have been accurate so far for both the 97 and 96 that I have needed it for.
09-21-2017, 11:28 AM
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I have the haynes floating around here somewhere as well. I'll grab it and take a look compared to the FSM. In the FSM, the wiring diagrams alone are 3 times the thickness of the entire haynes book. So I'm curious to see if it skips out on things, or lays it out differently to save pages. The FSM tends to do diagrams based on a sub-system focus, where a particular sensor may show up in 4-5 different diagrams depending on the scope of the system being studied. Which means a lot of redundancy in the diagrams (lots of extra pages). I think the Haynes lays things out more globally, like a big roadmap right? (I can't remember for sure).